Arteriovenous Malformation

Arteriovenous Malformation: Introduction

Arteriovenous Malformation: An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a congenital disorder characterized by a complex, tangled web of arteries and veins. An AVM may occur in the brain, ... more about Arteriovenous Malformation.

Arteriovenous Malformation: Birth defect of a tangle of veins and arteries. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Arteriovenous Malformation is available below.

Symptoms of Arteriovenous Malformation

• Hemorrhage (bleeding)
• Seizures
• Headaches
• Neurological problems
• Paralysis
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 8 symptoms of Arteriovenous Malformation

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Arteriovenous Malformation:

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  • Irregular Heartbeat Detection
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  • Home Cholesterol Testing
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Arteriovenous Malformation: Complications

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Medical Textbooks Online about Arteriovenous Malformation

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Arteriovenous Malformation?

• Misdiagnosis of Arteriovenous Malformation
• Hidden causes of Arteriovenous Malformation (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Arteriovenous Malformation: Self Assessment Tools

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Arteriovenous Malformation: Medical Mistakes

• Hypertension -- Health Mistakes
• Cholesterol -- Health Mistakes
• Obesity -- Health Mistakes
• Diabetes -- Health Mistakes
• Metabolic Syndrome -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

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Arteriovenous Malformation: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Misdiagnosis and Arteriovenous Malformation

Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It is altogether too common for people to die from undiagnosed heart attack, or from...read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually...read more »

Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations and rapid heartbeat. In rare cases, this undiagnosed condition can...read more »

Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he suffered from sudden inability to speak...read more »

Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed, leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed. People become concerned that a condition is a heart attack, whereas there are...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical...read more »

Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure. The ...read more »

Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms of severe brain injury are hard to miss, it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those...read more »

MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked....read more »

Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed. It may be misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease or ...read more »

Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return. A variety of symptoms can occur in post...read more »

Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients. These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also occur in children. See misdiagnosis of...read more »

Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is...read more »

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Arteriovenous Malformation: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Cholesterol Specialists:
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  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Interventional Cardiology
• Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists):
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  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery (Child Neurosurgeon)
  • Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Neurodevelopment Disabilities
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Hospitals & Clinics: Arteriovenous Malformation

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Arteriovenous Malformation:

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Arteriovenous Malformation, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Arteriovenous Malformation: Rare Types

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• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Rare Types:
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  • Epilepsy -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Arteriovenous Malformation

• Cobb's syndrome
• Parkes Weber syndrome
• Intracranial arteriovenous malformation
• Hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia
• Pulmonary arterio-venous malformation
• more causes...»

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More information about causes of Arteriovenous Malformation:

• Arteriovenous Malformation as a symptom

Treatments for Arteriovenous Malformation

• Surgery
• Embolization
• Radiosurgery
• more treatments...»

Read more about treatments for Arteriovenous Malformation

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Arteriovenous Malformation

Medical research articles related to Arteriovenous Malformation include:

• Diagnosis and initial treatment of ischemic stroke.
• Thrombolytic therapy and balloon angioplasty in acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
• Recommendations for the assessment and management of cough in children
• What is the current guideline for screening for Hereditary Haemorrhagic Teleangiectasy in children? My patients are 3 and 5 year-old, and their father have Osler-Weber-Rendu Sd.
• Endovascular neurointerventional procedures
• Endoscopic argon plasma coagulation of gastrointestinal bleeding and oesophageal stents
• Histopathology Brain - Arteriovenous malformation
• Suspected congenital heart disease in the adult.
• more research...»

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Patient Surveys for Arteriovenous Malformation

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Prognosis for Arteriovenous Malformation

Prognosis for Arteriovenous Malformation: AVMs that hemorrhage can lead to serious neurological problems, and sometimes death. However, some people have AVMs that never cause problems. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Arteriovenous Malformation Information Page: NINDS)

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Reseach about Arteriovenous Malformation

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Clinical Trials for Arteriovenous Malformation

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Arteriovenous Malformation include:

• Tetracycline-Derivatives for Treatment of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations and Aneurysms - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - minocycline,doxycycline
• Tetracycline-Derivatives for Treatment of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations and Aneurysm - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Minocycline and doxycycline
• Evaluation and Treatment of Patients Spinal Blood Vessel Abnormalities - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Thalidomide Reduces Arteriovenous Malformation Related Gastrointestinal Bleeding - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Thalidomide 50 - 200 mg once at nightime
• A Randomized Trial of Unruptured Brain AVMs (ARUBA) - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 9 Clinical Trials for Arteriovenous Malformation

Arteriovenous Malformation: Broader Related Topics

• Congenital conditions
• Brain conditions
• more types...»

Types of Arteriovenous Malformation

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Article Excerpts about Arteriovenous Malformation

An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a congenital disorder characterized by a complex, tangled web of arteries and veins. An AVM may occur in the brain, brainstem, or spinal cord and is caused by abnormal development of blood vessels. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Arteriovenous Malformation Information Page: NINDS)

Definitions of Arteriovenous Malformation:

Abnormal, tangled collections of dilated blood vessels that result from congenitally malformed vascular structures in which arterial afferents flow directly into venous efferents without the usual resistance of an intervening capillary bed. A common type is the congenital arteriovenous fistula (ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA /congenital). For arteriovenous malformations in the brain, INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS is available. (From Merck Manual, 15th ed) - (Source - Diseases Database)